Anchoring device



H.DUCA.

ANCHORING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1,0| I920.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

,gglugmmi PATENT. OFFICE.

HENRY DUCA, 0F WILSON, MICHIGAN.

ANCHORING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 1920 Application filed May10, 1920. Serial N0. 380,407.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Duoa, a citizen of the United States,,residingat Wilson, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan. haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchoring Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. 7 i

This invention relates to improvements in anchoring devices for a checkrow line, and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel andimproved device of this general character embodying means whereby oneend portion of the line maybe automatically shifted from one point inthe field to another and which shifting operation is under.

control of the check line.

It is another object of the invention to provide an anchor of thisgeneral character embodying novel and improved means whereby the end ofthe line connected to the anchor may be raised to different heights asthe result of a manipulation of the check line.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved devicewhereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler. less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the bet er understood. I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanvingdrawings. wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan. illustrating an anchoring device for acheck row line con tructed in accordance with an embodime t of myinvention:

L Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the devi e as illustrated inFig. 1:

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantiallv on the line 33 of Fig. 1:and

'Fig. 4 is a v ew in end elevation of mv improved attachment as hereinembodied. certain of the parts being omitted for cla ity in disclosure.

As disclo ed in the accomnanvin r drawings. 1 denotes an elongatedmember provided a its opposite end port ons with the perpendicularlyrelated prongs 2 adapted to penetrate the ground when the anchor is 1napplied position. The central portion of the member 1 has extendingforwardly therefrom and substantially at right angles thereto a shortarm 3 terminating in its outer or free end in a depending prong 4; whichis also adapted to penetrate the ground when the anchor is in workingposit1on. Mounted upon the outer end portion of the arm 3 is a bracket 5which supports a spool or drum 6 upon which the check row line 7 isadapted to be wound.

Mounted upon the inner portion of the arm 3 for rotary movementtherearound is a sleeve 8 carried by an end portion of an elongated arm9. The outer or free end portion of the arm 9 terminates in an angularlydisposed prong 10 which, when the arm 9 is in one position, alsopenetrates the ground. Secured to one of the prongs 2 is alocking orholding device L and, as herein disclosed, said device comprising asubstantially U-shaped member 11 having one of its side armsl-l securedto the prong 2. The locking device L extends forwardly of the prong oris so arranged that the arms 11* of the member 11 and the coacting prong2 are arranged in substantially the same vertical plane. The arm 11 of;the memberll connected to the prong 2 is provided with-a plurality oflongitudinally spaced lugs 12,

preferably three in number with the lowermost prong spaced above thebase portion of the member 11. The "second or outer arm 11 is providedwith'the inwardly di rected lugs 14 positioned substantially'midway ofthe lugs 12.

15 denotes a bow spring having one end" 17. The check line 7 extendsfrom the spool or drum 6 rearwardlv through a guide member 18 carried bythe inner portion of the arm 3 and from that po nt continues laterallyand hrough the eye member 17. From th s po nt the wire is adantcdt heproperly disposed across the field. By having the collar 16 adjustablealong the arm 9, the position of said collar 16 may be adjusted withrespect to the arm 3 sothat the proper spacing of the rows may beprovided for.

In practice, after an anchoring device'has been positioned at one end ofthe field, the arm 9 is swung into a position tobe held by the lower lug12 against upward movement under the influence of the spring 15 and whenin this position, the prong '10 at the outer or free end of the arm 9 isupwardly directed. The check line 7 coacts with the planter in a wellknown manner and should it be of. advantage to raise the anchored end ofthe line when the planter is in the middle portion of the field, it isonly necessary to impose pull upon the check line. This pull will freethe arm 9 from the lowermost lug 12'whereupon the spring 15 will causethe arm to raise upwardly into contact with the lower lug 141 which lugcauses the arm 9 to engagebelow the intermediate lug 12. A second. pullwill .cause the arm 9 to disengage from the in termediatelug 12 andengage, through the inst-rumentality of the upper lug 14, the top lug12. In the present embodiment of my invention, the arm 9 serves to holdthe anchored end of the check line 7 at three different points ofelevation.

When the end of the line-is reached and it is desired to throw the lineover to a second point on the field, it is only necessary for theoperator tojimpose a suflicient number of pulls on the check line 7 tofree the same from the locking device Land where- .upon the spring; 15will automatically throw the arm 9 over tothe opposite side of the arm3. By this means, the necessity of the operator going baclr to re-setthe line is eliminated. Should the arm 9 be engaged with the lowermostlug 12, a complete release of the arm 9 is accom Jlished by'threepulls-imposed uponthe line and soon.

In practice, it is preferred that two of'my improved devices be employedsubstantially duplicate in construction except that ini tially the arm 9of one device is disposed to the right and the arm of the second device7 initially disposed to;; the left; By-this arrangement the propershifting of the check l nes may-be conveniently eifected.

1 rom-=the foregoing ,description, it is j thought to be obvious that ananchoring device constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly 'well adapted for use byreason of theconvenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obviousthat my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the 1 principles, and spiritthereof, and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself-to the precise arrangement and formation of the several partsherein elevating said end.

shown in carrying out my invention in prac- "tice' except as hereinafterclaimed.

I claim:' 1 1. A check row anchor 'COIIIPIlSlIlg an elongated memberprovided with penetrating means, an arm supported by said memher forupward swinging movement in a direction longitudinally of said member,said arm being provided with penetrating means, a locking device carriedby the elongated member and coacting with the arm when said arm is inone position, said arm being leased from the locking device, saidlocking device constituting a pair of substantially parallel arms eachprovided with a plurality of inwardly directed lugs positioned instaggered relation. i J

3; An anchor of the class described comprising an elongated memberprovided with penetrating prongs at its opposite end portions, alaterally disposed arm secured to the central portion of theelongatedmember and providedwith penetrating means, an

arm having one end portion fulcrumed to the first named arm whereby saidsecond named arm has upward swinging movement in a directionlongitudinally of the elongated member, the opposite .end portion ofsaid: second named arm being provided witha prong, a locking devicecarried by one end .portion ofthe elongated member and with which thesecond named arm engages, said arm beingvertically adjustable withinsaid locking device the penetrating member of the second named armbeingupwardly disposed when said second" named arm is en.- gaged withthe locking device, automatic means to swing the arm when released from.the lockingdevice, and a check row line en gaged with thei seco nd namedarm, said check rowline constituting a means for ad justably elevatingsaid-second named arm within said locking device and releasing thesecond named. arm therefrom.

41. The combination with a check wire-of means controlled by saidwirefor automatically shifting one end of said wire'from one point in thefield to another. and'means like wise controlled by said wireforadjustably 5. The combination 'with' streak line of means foradjustably elevating one end of said line, means for automaticallyshifting said end of the line from one point in the field to another andmeans remote from said end of the line for controlling said elevatingand shifting means.

6. A check wire attachment comprising a rod having means for fasteningit in a horizontal position on the ground, an arm piv- 10 otallyconnected with said rod to swing from one end to the other thereof,means for normally locking said arm on one end of said rod, means foradjustably elevating said arm within said locking means and means forreleasing said arm from said locking means to allow said arms to swingto the other end of said rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

HENRY DUCA

